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Unit 2 Global Information Cambridge Technicals IT L3

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is data?

a)

Something which has no context and meaning.

b)

Something which has been given context and meaning.

c)

Something which is from an internal source.

d)

Something which is from an external source.

2.

Which of these is not a type of information style?

a)

Colour

b)

Text

c)

Table

d)

Audio

3.

Which legislation/regulation allows for government to intercept communications?

a)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (2000)

b)

Malicious Communications Act (1998)

c)

Data Protection Act (1998)

d)

Communications Act (2003)

4.

Which principle of the DPA 1998 'governs whether data can be transferred between countries'?

a)

3rd Principle

b)

6th Principle

c)

8th Principle

d)

5th Principle

5.

In Green IT, there are the 3 R's... What are they?

a)

Rethink, Reuse, Repair

b)

Reduce, Rethink, Reuse

c)

Refuse, Reduce, Recycle

d)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

6.

The Greening Government ICT strategy was implemented in which year?

a)

2013

b)

2011

c)

2010

d)

2012

7.

What is not an example of logical protection?

a)

Anti Malware

b)

Password Protection

c)

Firewall

d)

Key-card

8.

What is information?

a)

Something which has no context or meaning.

b)

Something which has been given context and a meaning.

c)

something which has been given through an external source.

d)

Something which has been given through an internal source.

9.

Which correctly describes the Internet

a)

A local or restricted communications network

b)

A collection of web pages online

c)

A symbol or image on a computer screen of a program

d)

A global network allowing computers to exchange information.

10.

Which is being described: Allows employees to work with each other privately in a virtual space

a)

Intranet

b)

Extranet

c)

Internet

d)

Latency

11.

A private network that allows access to an authorised set of internal and external users is

a)

An extranet

b)

An intranet

c)

A blog

d)

The World Wide Web

12.

Which of these transfers data using pulses of light?

a)

Copper cable

b)

Fibre optic cable

13.

Which is the best combination for a reliable fast internet connection?

a)

Low Bandwidth / Low Latency

b)

Low Bandwidth / High Latency

c)

High Bandwidth / Low Latency

d)

High Bandwidth / High Latency

14.

A webpage that changes with the time of day, the user accessing it or type of interaction is...

a)

A static web page

b)

A dynamic web page

c)

A forum page

d)

An extranet

15.

Which of these is not likely to be a 'public' or 'open access' web page

a)

Opening hours of a business

b)

Information / resources needed by employees of the business

c)

Product information relating to what the business sells

d)

Contact details

16.

The school sharepoint system is an example of...

a)

An extranet website

b)

An intranet

c)

Public / Open Access website

d)

The Internet

17.

What does the term 'mutability' mean?

a)

The ability of something to change / develop

b)

The ability to mute (turn off) a device

c)

Something that can be used mutually by two or more people

d)

A product that is still in the testing stages

18.

Which is not an advantage of using the internet to communicate

a)

Working relationships can be made more efficient

b)

More knowledge available to us

c)

Information can be exchanged more quickly

d)

High quality websites can require costly maintenance

19.

Which offers higher bandwidth

a)

Fibre Optic

b)

Copper cable

20.

Which of the following is a WWW technology?

a)

Intranet

b)

Solid state drive

c)

Document stores

d)

Paper

21.

What year was the Protection of Freedoms Act ratified?

a)

2011

b)

2012

c)

2013

d)

2014

22.

What year was the Freedom of Information Act ratified?

a)

2000

b)

1998

c)

2003

d)

1990

23.

Term for 'Data that describes'

a)

Quantitative data

b)

Secondary data

c)

Qualitative data

d)

Primary data

24.

What is the second principle of information security

a)

Encryption

b)

Confidentiality

c)

Availability

d)

Integrity

25.

What monitors the traffic in and out of a network

a)

Modem

b)

Firewall

c)

Router

d)

Switch

26.

What word means: Purposely making something unintelligible so that it cannot be understood.

a)

Trianglation

b)

Obfuscation

c)

Encryption

d)

Tribulation

27.

What type of protection is: "Backup systems in other locations"

a)

Physical

b)

Logical

28.

What type of protection is: Tiered levels of access to data

a)

Physical

b)

Logical

29.

What is the term for information that comes from within an organisation?

a)

External

b)

Internal

c)

Primary

d)

Secondary

30.

What is the name of the annual meetings that discuss climate change?

a)

United Nations Climate Change Meetings

b)

United Nations Climate Change Policy

c)

United Nations Climate Change Summits

d)

United Nations Climate Change Briefings

31.

What is the name of a system that cannot interact with others

a)

Closed

b)

Interactive

c)

Open

d)

Back-up

32.

What is stage 4 of the Data Analysis?

a)

Source and select information

b)

Define scope

c)

Process and analyse

d)

Record and store information

33.

Which is a category of information used by organisations?

a)

Email

b)

Entertainment

c)

Contact management

d)

Education

34.

What is stage 4 of information management?

a)

Transmitting

b)

Manipulating and processing

c)

Securing

d)

Analysing

35.

What is stage 2 of information management

a)

Manipulating and processing

b)

Analysing

c)

Collecting, storing and retrieving

d)

Securing

36.

What information classification is public information that should be kept private?

a)

Sensitive

b)

Confidential

c)

Personal

d)

Classified

37.

What classification is information about individuals that is covered by the DPA 1998

a)

Private

b)

Public

c)

Sensitive

d)

Confidential

38.

What information style is profit, date and time

a)

Boolean

b)

Numerical

c)

Text

d)

Tactile

39.

What information format is Dropbox an example of

a)

Social media channel

b)

RSS feed

c)

Web page

d)

Document store

40.

What www network is private and closed access

a)

Intranet

b)

Internet

c)

Extranet

d)

Fishnet

41.

The global divide explains the difference in access to what

a)

Encryption

b)

Internet

c)

Data security

d)

Communication

42.

What storage media type are the majority of desktop HHD

a)

Paper media

b)

Solid state media

c)

Magnetic media

d)

Optical media